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At a Glance
Apache Ant
Apache Ant
Star Rating
(23)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Star Rating
(2,343)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual Studio Code

Apache Ant vs Visual Studio Code

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Visual Studio Code easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Visual Studio Code overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Visual Studio Code meets the needs of their business better than Apache Ant.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Visual Studio Code is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Visual Studio Code over Apache Ant.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Apache Ant
No pricing available
Visual Studio Code
No pricing available
Free Trial
Apache Ant
No trial information available
Visual Studio Code
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
22
9.3
1,885
Ease of Use
7.8
22
9.2
1,895
Ease of Setup
8.2
13
9.2
289
Ease of Admin
6.7
13
8.9
214
Quality of Support
6.5
18
8.7
1,545
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.6
9
9.1
184
Product Direction (% positive)
4.2
22
9.5
1,820
Features by Category
Not enough data
9.1
14,446
Coding
Not enough data
9.5
1410
Not enough data
8.9
1402
Not enough data
9.2
1394
Not enough data
9.1
1346
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
1107
Not enough data
9.2
1323
Not enough data
9.0
1328
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
1359
Not enough data
9.2
1307
Not enough data
9.3
1392
Not enough data
8.9
1078
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Apache Ant
Apache Ant
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Apache Ant and Visual Studio Code share no categories
Unique Categories
Apache Ant
Apache Ant is categorized as Build Automation
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Apache Ant
Apache Ant
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
52.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
21.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.1%
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
42.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Apache Ant
Apache Ant
Computer Software
34.8%
Information Technology and Services
13.0%
E-Learning
13.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.7%
Internet
8.7%
Other
21.7%
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Computer Software
34.1%
Information Technology and Services
25.2%
Program Development
3.1%
Financial Services
2.5%
Internet
2.4%
Other
32.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
Apache Ant
Apache Ant
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Software

Apache Ant is simple, no fuss and ridiculously easy to pick up. A few additional frameworks exist to provide functionality that makes it even more powerful, such as the conditionals, logic and dependency management. As a build tool, it is very customizable...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Industrial Automation
GI
Verified User in Industrial Automation

Old and seems unmaintained. It's difficult to write large tasks

Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Most Helpful Favorable Review
AK
Avinash K.
Verified User in Computer Software

1. The simple and intuitive user interface 2. Available on all the platforms i.e. Linux, Windows, MacOS 3. Plethora of extensions are available in the marketplace and you can download it in one-click 4. It has an integrated terminal so that you can run your...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Palash K.
PK
Palash K.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Extremely limited features with respect to standard and hugely popular IDES like Visual Studio Lack of Project Structures and project Templates made enterprise-wide application development very difficult.

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Discussions
Apache Ant
Apache Ant Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Apache Ant has no discussions with answers
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code Discussions
Is Visual Studio code an IDE?
10 comments
Yogesh S.
YS
Visual Studio Code is a code editor, not a full-fledged integrated development environment (IDE). Free to Use Beginner Friendly.Read more
What is Visual Studio Code used for?
7 comments
Vivek S.
VS
Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is a free, open-source code editor developed by Microsoft. You can do any type of programming and scripting tasks easily on VS...Read more
Why is Visual Studio code so popular?
6 comments
Yogesh S.
YS
Easy To use. Beginner Friendly. Many Extension to ease our Work. The user-interface is Easy and has Many customization.Read more